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Educational Attainment in the OECD, 1960-2010*
Fuente, Angel de la; Domènech, Rafael - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2012
This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population in a sample of 21 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Doménech (2002).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851476
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE OECD, 1960-2010
Fuente, Angel de la; Doménech, Rafael - Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, … - 2012
This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population insample of 21 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Doménech (2002)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010906115
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Educational Attainment in the OECD, 1960-2010
Fuente, Angel de la; Doménech, Rafael - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2014
This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population in a sample of 22 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised and extended version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Doménech (2002).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950594
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The Marginal Income Effect of Education on Happiness: Estimating the Direct and Indirect Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Well-Being in Australia
Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Lekfuangfu, Warn N.; Wooden, Mark - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2013
's subjective well-being (SWB). This paper explores the direct and indirect well-being effects of extra schooling induced through … compulsory schooling laws in Australia. We find the net effect of schooling on later SWB to be positive, though this effect is … larger and statistically more robust for men than for women. We then show that the compulsory schooling effect on male's SWB …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010902165
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Early, Late or Never? When Does Parental Education Impact Child Outcomes?
Dickson, Matt; Gregg, Paul; Robinson, Harriet - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
end of the compulsory schooling period. We also determine whether there are differential effects for literacy and numeracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945139
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Behavioral Economics of Education
Koch, Alexander K.; Nafziger, Julia; Nielsen, Helena Skyt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
During the last decade knowledge about human behavior from psychology and sociology has enhanced the field of economics of education. By now research recognizes cognitive skills (as measured by achievement tests) and soft skills (personality traits not adequately measured by achievement tests)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959676
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Early, Late or Never? When Does Parental Education Impact Child Outcomes?
Dickson, Matt; Gregg, Paul; Robinson, Harriet - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
end of the compulsory schooling period. We also determine whether there are differential effects for literacy and numeracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928119
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The Marginal Income Effect of Education on Happiness: Estimating the Direct and Indirect Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Well-Being in Australia
Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Lekfuangfu, Warn N.; Wooden, Mark - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
's subjective well-being (SWB). This paper explores the direct and indirect well-being effects of extra schooling induced through … compulsory schooling laws in Australia. We find the net effect of schooling on later SWB to be positive, though this effect is … larger and statistically more robust for men than for women. We then show that the compulsory schooling effect on male's SWB …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266182
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How children's schooling and work are affected when their father leaves permanently: evidence from Colombia
Fitzsimons, Emla; Mesnard, Alice - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - 2012
This paper investigates how the permanent departure of the father from the household affects children's school enrolment and work participation in rural Colombia. Our results show that departure of the father decreases children's school enrolment by around 4 percentage points, and increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010540939
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Schooling and youth mortality: learning from a mass military exemption
Cipollone, Piero; Rosolia, Alfonso - Banca d'Italia - 2011
schooling or lower mortality rates, thus excluding that the main findings reflect direct effects of military service on … subsequent mortality rather than a causal effect of schooling. We conclude that increasing the proportion of high school …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009209762